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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 105
HOUSE BILL NO. 1095
By Mr. Speaker Sexton and Representatives Doggett, Dixie, Cepicky
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 790
By Senators Bailey, Jackson, Lowe
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 49,
relative to special deputies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-8-107, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(g) The commission shall also issue a certificate of compliance to a person
appointed as a private special deputy on or after January 1, 2026, if the person meets
the qualifications for employment as a police officer and satisfactorily completes an
approved recruit training program as required by this part. To retain this certification, the
private special deputy shall also successfully complete an annual in-service training
session appropriate for the private special deputy's responsibilities. As used in this
subsection (g), "private special deputy" means the same as defined in § 38-8-101.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1095
PASSED: March 17, 2025
CAMERON"""SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RANDY MCIVALLY
SPEAKER OF THE SE!NATE
Marc Po ~ APPROVED this 2025
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